• J A Parellada, A A Moïse, S Hegemier, and A L Gest.
• Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
• J Perinatol. 1999 Jun 1; 19 (4): 251-4.

ObjectiveWe performed this study to determine if percutaneous central lines (PCLs) were associated with infection more often than peripherally placed intravenous catheters (PIVs).Study DesignWe conducted a retrospective, cohort study of 53 infants with PCLs inserted from March 1993 to February 1995 for evidence of catheter-related bloodstream infection and 97 cohorts with PIVs who were matched to the infants with PCLs by admission date and birth weight. We considered an infant to have catheter-related bloodstream infection if bacteremia occurred while the PCL or PIV was in place with no other identifiable infection focus. Statistical analyses were performed by using either Student's t test or the Mann-Whitney U test where appropriate.ResultsThere were eight infections per 1000 catheter days of PCL use and nine infections per 1000 catheter days of PIV use.ConclusionPCLs do not become infected more often than PIVs.

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